The Day the Stones Walked

Illustrated by William Low.

"Run!" cried Pico. "A Great Wave is coming!"

But Pico's father, working hard to carve one of the giant stone faces of Easter Island, a moai, ignores the warning. Nothing can save him... unless, perhaps, the old stories are true. Even as the tsunami crashes against the shore, Pico discovers that those half-forgotten stories might hold some great surprises. For this is the day he never expected - the day the stones walked.

Easter Island is one of the world's most remote places. And also one of the world's most mysterious. For centuries, people have wondered about those huge stone faces - especially why all the carving suddenly stopped.

Combining the powerful, magical writing of T. A. Barron and the luminous, dramatic painting of William Low, this book provides a glimpse of what might have happened on Easter Island. And of what might yet happen on our own, larger island called Earth.